The objective of this note is to showcase how the Kamakura Risk Information Services (“KRIS”) default probabilities subscription service assists users to manage exposure entry and exit based on Kamakura Default Probability (“KDP”) movements.

This article explores the demise of the medallion (an exclusive licence to drive a taxi), consequent to the UBER phenomenon. It analyses the performance of Medallion Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: MFIN) {“the company”, “Medallion”}, which, through with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty finance company in the United States. It originates, acquires, and services loans that finance taxicab medallions and various types of commercial businesses.

The objective of this write-up is to showcase how the Kamakura Risk Information Services (“KRIS”) default probabilities subscription service assists users to manage exposure ingress and egress based on Kamakura Default Probabilities (“KDP”) movements.

On September 12 2016, Samsung Electronics Company Ltd. (KRX: 005930) (“Samsung”) announced the recall of all of its flagship cellphones in the Galaxy Note 7 series. The organization decided on this action on the back of several damaging incidents relating to the phones catching fire due to overheated batteries.